GAMCO Investors Amends Tredegar Stake Filing

TL;DR

GAMCO just updated their Tredegar stake filing - big holder making moves.

AI Summary

GAMCO Investors, Inc. filed an amendment (No. 27) to its Schedule 13D on April 15, 2024, regarding its holdings in Tredegar Corporation. The filing indicates a change in beneficial ownership, with GAMCO Investors, Inc. and its affiliates now holding a significant stake in the company.

Why It Matters

This filing signals a potential shift in the shareholder landscape of Tredegar Corporation, which could influence future corporate strategy or governance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Amendments to Schedule 13D filings often indicate increased activity or changes in strategy by significant shareholders, which can introduce uncertainty.

Key Players & Entities

• GAMCO Investors, Inc. (company) — Filing entity
• Tredegar Corporation (company) — Subject company
• David Goldman (person) — Contact person for GAMCO Investors

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $4,019,607 — sons used an aggregate of approximately $4,019,607 to purchase the additional Securities r
• $3,195,501 — CO and Gabelli Funds used approximately $3,195,501 and $666,178, respectively, of funds th
• $666,178 — Funds used approximately $3,195,501 and $666,178, respectively, of funds that were provi
• $148,108 — clients. Foundation used approximately $148,108 of funds of a private entity to purchas
• $9,820 — y it. MJG Associates used approximately $9,820 of client funds to purchase the additio

Filing Documents

• tg_27.htm (SC 13D/A) — 240KB
• 0000807249-24-000043.txt ( ) — 242KB

Security and Issuer

Item 1. Security and Issuer This Amendment No. 27 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock of Tredegar Corporation (the "Issuer") is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on November 15, 2007. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Identity and Background

Item 2. Identity and Background

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 2 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: This statement is being filed by various entities which except for LICT Corporation ("LICT) and CIBL, Inc. ("CIBL"), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of various private investment partnerships or private funds and as a registered broker-dealer. Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts. Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario Gabelli") is deemed to directly or indirectly control these entities through his ownership interest. The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary. (a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc. ("GGCP"), GGCP Holdings LLC ("GGCP Holdings"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GBL"), Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC"), Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. ("GAMCO"),

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: The Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximately $4,019,607 to purchase the additional Securities reported as beneficially owned in Item 5 since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D. GAMCO and Gabelli Funds used approximately $3,195,501 and $666,178, respectively, of funds that were provided through the accounts of certain of their investment advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin accounts) in order to purchase the additional Securities for such clients. Foundation used approximately $148,108 of funds of a private entity to purchase the additional Securities reported by it. MJG Associates used approximately $9,820 of client funds to purchase the additional Securities reported by it.

Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 5,512,184 shares, representing 16.01% of the approximately 34,430,769 shares outstanding as reported by the Issuer as of March 15, 2024. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows: Name Shares of Common Stock % of Class of Common Gabelli Funds 707,909 2.06% GAMCO 4,562,070 13.25% Teton Advisors 145,000 0.42% AC 4,000 0.01% Foundation 82,505 0.24% MJG Associates 4,000 0.01% GCIA 6,700 0.02% Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons. AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the Foundation. (b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) GAMCO does not have the authority to vote 201,200 of its reported shares, (ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and, in that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each Fund shall respectively vote that Fund's shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, AC, GBL, and GGCP is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting P

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